Budapest vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$553
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1772
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 2% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4777th and 4892nd ($1109 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Oman, respectively. Check Hungary vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 618th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Muscat

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Budapest Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$10296

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551